Richard Edward Dunn

Vietnam War
Unit345th Tactical Airlift Squadron
RankTechnical Sergeant U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromTerryville Connecticut
Date of DeathApril 26 1972
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Technical Sergeant Dunn was a member of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam. On April 26, 1972, he was the loadmaster of a Lockheed Hercules Transport (C-130E) making a night drop of supplies to South Vietnamese troops at An Loc about 65 miles from Saigon. As the aircraft approached the drop zone, it was hit by enemy fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.